We couldn't resist Tracy Adams' plea for help, especially since she needs a recipe for the first-ever Thanksgiving dinner she's in charge of.

Adams says, “I have been appointed to take over the job of making Thanksgiving dinner for the Adams' family (I know it sounds funny, but that's what we call ourselves). I'm supposed to cook the ‘standard' menu of turkey, cranberry sauce, sausage dressing and sweet potatoes just like our grandmother always made them.

“I am OK with doing that, but here is the (problem). I'm supposed to make her Butternut Brownie Pie, and I don't have the recipe. My brother doesn't either, and he suggested I turn to you for help.

“It's the pie like Luby's makes. I know I could probably go and buy the pie from Luby's, but my grandmother would never have approved. And I want a grandmother-approved dinner!

“If you haven't had the pie, it's made with a whipped cream topping and sort of a crunchy middle, with lots of pecans.

“This is my first Thanksgiving and I want to do things right. My brother and I are counting on you.”

With all that pressure, I didn't want to fail Adams. Fortunately, the recipe for Butternut Brownie Pie was in Luby's first cookbook, its 50th anniversary edition that was published in 1996. I'm glad I could help Adams, and I know her grandmother would be proud of the extra effort her granddaughter is putting into the big day.

Recipe Find appears Sundays in Taste. If you are looking for a lost recipe or have a favorite recipe to share, let us hear from you. Email kharam@express-news.net or write Recipe Find, San Antonio Express-News, P.O. Box 2171, San Antonio, TX 78297-2171. Recipe requests will be answered in this column only; due to time limitations, no personal replies can be given.